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Pierre Lacerte

Director of Engineering at Upgrade Inc.

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My next available slot is

Monday 30th May9:00 PM (GMT)

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I lead the platform engineering team at Upgrade, a neobank based in San Francisco. Prior to that I worked at AppDirect as Director of Production Engineering (managing managers), Element AI as a Software Architect and Morgan Stanley. I went through the Manager <--> Engineer pendulum, happy to share more about that.

Hello 👋
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Monday 30th May9:00 PM (GMT)

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The Importance of Allocating Time for Self-Reflection

26 July

Pierre-Alexandre Lacerte, Senior Principal Engineer at Upgrade, Inc., shares how self-reflection helped him on his career path by allowing him to consider less conventional career possibilities.

Personal Growth

Motivation

Engineering

How to Approach Service Refactoring

26 July

Pierre-Alexandre Lacerte, Senior Principal Engineer at Upgrade, Inc., discusses two approaches of service refactoring explaining why he would choose one over the other.

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Engineering

Practice Makes Perfect: How to Run a Game Day

26 July

Pierre-Alexandre Lacerte, Senior Principal Engineer at Upgrade, Inc., explains why it is important to simulate failures and how game days benefited his organization.

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